The Immortal Pond was not large, merely three zhang in length and width, yet within it, immortal light shimmered brilliantly, as if it contained billions upon billions of supreme Dao principles. It resembled a buried Ancient Chaos Universe, with countless visions of gods and demons appearing and fading, and glimpses of the myriad worlds of the All Heavens flickering into view—truly extraordinary.
Wisps of immortal light drifted out. The group merely inhaled a few breaths and felt their entire bodies begin to glow with radiant light, as if they could ascend to the heavens at any moment.
“Is this the Immortal Pond?”
“A place of mythical ruins, where the extreme of death gives birth to life, creating the source of life essence. Similarly, within the Fallen Heaven Tomb, the fall of countless Supreme Powerhouses has caused their Great Dao essences to converge imperceptibly, forming such an Immortal Pond, containing the essence of the mightiest beings from the All Heavens.”
Everyone’s eyes gleamed with desire, eager to rush in, but Ye Chen stopped them, speaking gravely, “We don’t know if there’s any danger. I’ll enter first.”
The others nodded. Ye Chen was immensely powerful. Though only a half-step Divine King, his strength far surpassed the ordinary; he could even slay Divine King-level Emperor Sons, possessing sufficient capability.
Whoosh—
He slowly submerged into the Immortal Pond. Instantly, all thirty-six thousand pores on his body seemed to open wide, as streams of abundant, pure, and flawless power surged into him.
Originally, Ye Chen’s divine power was already exceptionally vast; one could say even a Four Tribulation Divine King might not match his reserves. Over the years, he had felt his divine power had reached a critical threshold, becoming difficult to increase much further.
But now, his internal divine power was actually growing again, and at a rapid pace—a single moment here was equivalent to over a hundred days of normal cultivation. Moreover, this was the purest Great Dao divine power, containing numerous Great Dao fragments. With just a little refinement, it could be completely assimilated.
However, this was only the surface of the Immortal Pond. He discovered there were deeper layers, where the contained essence far surpassed what was before him. Yet, an unimaginable Dao pressure also permeated those depths. He had a feeling that if he ventured too deep, even his Chaos Saint Body—far superior to ordinary Divine King Dao weapons—might shatter.
“You may enter. The surface of the Immortal Pond holds no danger.”
Ye Chen spoke up, beckoning the others to enter.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
The group all descended into the Immortal Pond, experiencing its extraordinary nature. Their divine power was increasing wildly and continuously, while thousands of supreme laws also flowed into their bodies. Their thoughts seemed to accelerate a thousandfold, their comprehension of the Great Daos of the All Heavens becoming much clearer. Even past cultivation difficulties they had encountered were now being rapidly unraveled through contemplation within the pond.
“Truly an Immortal Pond. Cultivating here for a year would likely equal a century of cultivation in the outside world,” remarked an Immortal Clan Divine King who had survived five tribulations. He too had emerged from the Immortal Clan and, after a past battle, had been forced to submit to Ye Chen’s command. As a Divine King of the Immortal Clan, his status within the clan was naturally high, and he had seen countless blessed lands and grottos—even within the Immortal Clan there were many—but he felt few could compare to the Immortal Pond before him. The handful that could were all in the possession of supreme immortals or even Immortal Kings within the Primordial Immortal World; who would dare approach them? Now, it was unimaginable that such a heaven-defying Immortal Pond existed, unclaimed by any supreme existence, allowing even a Divine King like him to enter and cultivate.
Yu Qing sat cross-legged in the Immortal Pond. Her entire body glowed with radiant light, appearing like a flawless celestial maiden, peerlessly beautiful, with few in the world who could compare. Now, she seemed even more divine and sacred. Each strand of her hair shimmered with brilliant azure light, and beneath her, a twelve-petaled lotus seat rotated, devouring vast amounts of immortal light.
Abenue, a pure-blooded True Dragon, was also pregnant. After nearly fifty years, her abdomen appeared about five months along, astonishing everyone with the extraordinary nature of the fetus within. Ten years of growth for it was equivalent to one month for others; once born, it would undoubtedly be immensely exceptional. She too was cultivating. Though pregnant, her progress had not lagged much. However, due to her pregnancy, like Ye Chen, she remained at the half-step Divine King realm, never taking that final step for fear that undergoing the Divine King Tribulation might affect the fetus. Now, as she cultivated, not only was her own divine power continuously increasing, but her abdomen also shone intensely. The fetus within seemed sentient, cultivating autonomously. Vast amounts of essence flowed into the placental sac within her abdomen, actually forming a cocoon of light inside—a shocking sight.
It once alarmed Ye Chen, Yu Qing, and the others, but upon personal investigation, they found no issues. It could only be said that the fetus within Abenue was too heaven-defying, capable of autonomous cultivation even before birth. Vaguely, it seemed as if a small True Dragon was swimming within the placenta, emitting a True Dragon’s roar that could make all dragonkin tremble and submit.
Ye Chen stroked his chin, murmuring to himself, “My child seems quite heaven-defying, perhaps not weaker than Little Chenxi.”
While the others cultivated, various phenomena also manifested on their bodies.
Each person experienced significant growth within the Immortal Pond, rapidly improving.
For instance, the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor, who had survived the terrifying Thousand Dao Divine King Tribulation in recent years to become a Divine King-level True Dragon. His entire body was permeated with intense True Dragon pressure, immensely powerful. His purple-gold dragon scales manifested complex Great Dao runes, his whole form shining, growing ever stronger.
Mountain Chicken, not of the human race, his true form seemingly a divine bird. A faint, terrifying phantom of a divine bird capable of devouring the All Heavens flickered around him, as if a single flap of its wings could shake down countless stars, like a supreme Demon Emperor rising.
Meanwhile, a cocoon of light also surged from within Ye Chen’s body—the mysterious supreme being, suspected to be related to the Crimson Blood Dragon Emperor, undergoing its fourth rebirth within the cocoon. The surface of the cocoon seemed to manifest countless black holes, wantonly devouring the essence of the Immortal Pond.
Furthermore, the most special one was naturally Ye Chen himself.
He directly sank down from the surface. The Immortal Pond’s depth was unknown, but after descending just three zhang, he felt boundless pressure surging towards him, causing even his Chaos Saint Body to ache. But he was extraordinary. The Chaos Small Universe within him opened wide, transforming into a phantom of a small universe that enveloped him, wantonly devouring vast amounts of the Immortal Pond’s essence.
The growth of the Chaos Small Universe had been extremely slow. Even with Ye Chen’s current unfathomable cultivation, its diameter was only eighteen zhang, illustrating how difficult it would be to grow into a true Ancient Chaos Universe. But now, after devouring the Immortal Pond’s essence, the Chaos Small Universe began to expand at an astonishing rate. In just two hours, its diameter reached twenty-three zhang.
Moreover, the Immortal Pond had not shrunk much; it still contained incredibly abundant essence. Truly worthy of being the convergence point of the Great Dao essences of countless Supreme Powerhouses. Ye Chen was excited. If this continued for a long time, he felt it possible for the Chaos Small Universe to grow to a diameter of a hundred zhang. At that stage, he could wield even more powerful universe force.
Ye Chen had rarely utilized the universe force of his Chaos Small Universe thus far, but in the future, once the small universe grew sufficiently, it would become his absolute trump card. He looked forward to seeing how much the Chaos Small Universe would grow when he truly broke through to become a Chaos Divine King.
Suddenly, Ye Chen’s mind stirred slightly, and he whispered softly, “As expected, we can’t proceed in peace.”